If you’ve been under blizzard duress these past few weeks and wondering if spring will ever come, you can at least daydream about it. Start planning a spring getaway to the Brandywine River Valley west of Philadelphia. Trust me, in only a couple of months you can be enjoying blossoms like these at Longwood Gardens. Check out my latest travel feature “Brandywine in Bloom” in the March issue of Baltimore Magazine, which just hit newsstands.